Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
teacher together three
When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects
teacher select i-can
When I am with others, they are my teachers. I can select their good points and follow them, and select their bad points and avoid them.
teaching oneness antiquity
I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.
inspirational teacher past
The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.” (Analects 2.11)
home men teach-a-man-to-fish
Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.
study tire teach
Never tire to study. And to teach to others
educational lying teaching
Only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to realize the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledge. Being dissatisfied with his own knowledge, one then realizes that the trouble lies with himself, and realizing the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledge one then feels stimulated to improve himself. Therefore, it is said, "the processes of teaching and learning stimulate one another."
teacher men yield
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.
teaching class distinction
In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.
teacher add new-knowledge
Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.
teacher skills people
Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.
powerful teaching views
Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.
book teaching views
Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius.
men reviews teach
A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.